Sunday, March 25, 2007

Barn Fire

Daughter called this afternoon to say that the barn was on fire. She works and rides at a barn that houses horses and trains riders (an equestrian center)...she quickly said that they were getting all the horses out into the paddocks and she would be home late, but also that her car may have burned since it was parked near where the fire started.

Husband immediately set off in our car to help. I stayed behind with dogs, cats, and son (who was out with friends). I waited anxiously for the hour it takes to drive to the barn, then another half an hour until husband could call and give me an update...

Thankfully only the hay barn burned. No one was harmed! No human, no horse, no dog...thanks be to God!

Nothing was lost except the hay and the barn that stores it. (It seems the hay self-combusted from being wet and then getting very warm today, think of fertilizer and then heat it puts off)...

Husband on his way home. Daughter's car is fine, so she can drive home once all has settled down. Other cars are fine, all can get home. They are waiting for the Fire Marshall to give the all clear and confirm that the fire is completely out, then horses can go back into their barn and stalls (if they can catch 'em all in the paddocks and in the dark....).

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Episcopal Priest, gardener, knitter, mother of two grown kids, married for a long time to the same man. I like to exercise, write, and be creative. I serve a very cool, dynamic congregation that challenges me in all the best of ways. I also serve as the Co-convenor of the Episcopal Women's Caucus. I am committed to the health and well-being of women, and therefore also care deeply about the well-being of men and children.

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